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Subject: World War III


Derso & Kelen Cartoon of Bernard Baruch and Atomic Energy Commission Delegates, September 2, 1946 Derso & Kelen Cartoon of Bernard Baruch and Atomic Energy Commission Delegates, September 2, 1946

A photograph of a Derso & Kelen cartoon depicting Bernard Baruch and fellow delegates to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission (UNAEC) as musketeers. The cartoon was a 76th birthday gift to Baruch in 1946, as reported in Time Magazine on September 2, 1946. The photograph shows the cartoon signed by all five delegates. The description includes biographical information about Bernard Baruch, detailing his career in finance, his roles as advisor to Presidents Wilson and Roosevelt, and his contributions during World Wars I and II. It also covers his work with the UNAEC and his proposal for international control of atomic energy.

Invitation to the National Proclamation Dinner for Erwin Piscator, 1942 Invitation to the National Proclamation Dinner for Erwin Piscator, 1942

Invitation letter to Erwin Piscator from Gabriel Wechler, National Secretary, inviting him to a National Proclamation Dinner. Dated December 2, 1942. The letter notes Piscator's role as director of the School of the Theater at the New School for Social Research and mentions the Committee for a Jewish Army of Stateless and Palestinian Jews. Piscator signed the letter. The invitation is part of the Ms. Coll. 1410 collection.

Letter from Dr. Felix Boenheim to Erwin Piscator, April 20, 1942 Letter from Dr. Felix Boenheim to Erwin Piscator, April 20, 1942

Letter from Dr. Felix Boenheim, Secretary of the German American Emergency Conference, to Erwin Piscator, dated April 20, 1942. The letter invites Piscator to be a member of the Advisory Committee. Dr. Piscator was a noted director and the director of the School of the Theater at the New School for Social Research.

Letter from Herman Finck to Erwin Piscator, July 6, 1942 Letter from Herman Finck to Erwin Piscator, July 6, 1942

A letter dated July 6, 1942, from Herman Finck, Associate Secretary of the Committee of Jewish Writers and Artists, to Erwin Piscator. The letter expresses gratitude to Piscator for speaking at a national reception committee for a delegation from the USSR. Piscator's role as a noted director and director of the theater at the New School for Social Research is also mentioned.

Letter from Herman Finck to Erwin Piscator, July 6, 1942 Letter from Herman Finck to Erwin Piscator, July 6, 1942

Letter from Herman Finck, Associate Secretary of the National Reception Committee for the Delegation from the USSR, to Erwin Piscator, dated July 6, 1942. The letter expresses thanks from the Committee of Jewish Writers and Artists to Piscator for speaking at a national reception. Piscator is noted as the director of the School of the Theater at the New School for Social Research.

Letter from Orson Welles to Erwin Piscator, February 20, 1942 Letter from Orson Welles to Erwin Piscator, February 20, 1942

Letter from Orson Welles to Erwin Piscator, dated February 20, 1942, regarding Piscator's potential involvement in the Advisory Committee to American Youth for a Free World to observe World Youth Week. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise was also on the committee. The letter is part of the Ms. Coll. 1410 collection, housed in Box 8, Folder 18.